A Scribe's Life Monthly Archives: August 2016
The Magic of the Carousel
Posted on August 30, 2016 Leave a Comment
Sometimes you have characters, and those characters just know, instinctively, where they are going to live, what they are going to do, etc. I thought I knew where the Flynn family was going to be living – in a giant mansion in Smoke City. But that wasn’t where Charlotte (the second oldest) wanted to live, […]
Harry vs. Gandalf: the Issue with Magic
Posted on August 9, 2016 Leave a Comment
So I’ve been kicking around this question in my head for some time now. I have seen the The Hobbit trilogy as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Haven’t read the books. I know – I can hear the gasps of disbelief. You, a fantasy writer, have never read JRR Tolkien?! I’ll be […]
Staying True
Posted on August 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Stephen King said once, when asked why he writes what he does, “Why do you assume I have a choice?” Or at the least, that’s pretty darn close to what he said in his book, On Writing. And that makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? Does the material choose the writer, or does the writer choose […]
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